Question

The Red Cross is an international organization. It cares for people who are in need of help. A man in Paris hospital needs blood, a woman in Mexico hurt in an earthquake and a family in India lost their home in a storm. All of them may be helped by the Red Cross. The Red Cross is in almost every country around the world. The world Red Cross organizations are sometimes called the Red Crescent（新月）. All of these agencies（机构）share a common goal of trying to help people in need. The idea of forming such an organization started with Jean Henri Dunant. In 1859, he saw how people were suffering during the war in Italy. He wanted to help all the wounded （受伤害的） people regardless of（无论）which side they were fighting for. The American Red Cross was set up by Clara Barton in 1881. Today the Red Cross in the United States provides a number of services for the people, such as helping people in need, teaching first aid and providing blood.

1.A good title for this passage is _______________.

A．People in Need of Help                   B．Forming an Organization to Help the Soldier

C．The International Red Cross                D．Join the Red Cross

2.The underlined word “ suffering” means “___________”.

A．受苦的           B．生活的           C．欢庆的           D．喜悦的

3.Who can be helped by the Red Cross?

A．The soldiers.       B．The American.      C．All the wounded people.   D．Anyone.

4.Where can you find the Red Cross?

A. We can only find it in the USA.             B. We can find it all over the world.

C. We can find it only in India, Mexico and Paris.  D. In the places with natural disasters.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了国际红十字会的由来及他的服务宗旨。

1.这篇短文主要介绍了国际红十字会的由来及他的服务宗旨。故选C，国际红十字会。

2.联系下文during the war in Italy ，可知此处指的是受苦的意思，故选A。

3.根据All of these agencies（机构）share a common goal of trying to help people in need.描述，可知选C。

4.根据The Red Cross is in almost every country around the world. 描述，可知选B。

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